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Continuous sonar sensing for mobile mini-robots


Abstract:

Ultrasonic sensors enable mobile autonomous systems to obtain information about obstacles in large environments. In the presented work, a 5 cm broad array of three piezo-...Show More

Abstract:

Ultrasonic sensors enable mobile autonomous systems to obtain information about obstacles in large environments. In the presented work, a 5 cm broad array of three piezo-ceramic ultrasonic transducers is employed for getting two-dimensional impressions of the surroundings. Deviating from the pulse echo measurement techniques used so far the time-continuous transmitting and receiving from modulated pseudo-random sequences are considered. Thus the narrow bandwidth of a piezo-ceramic transducer can be compensated by an increased measuring period. An advanced analysis of the correlated signals allows the rejection of phantoms caused by multiple reflections. Furthermore, a classification of objects such as wall, corner, log or cylinder is possible.
Date of Conference: 11-15 May 2002
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 07 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7803-7272-7
Conference Location: Washington, DC, USA

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